Tarot and Love

But what of the Tarot itself? Well, the history of the tarot is very diverse, and there are many religious theories of its origin, however the only thing that we can actually say about the tarot is that it is a pack of cards that was used to play a game called tarot, a game similar to modern day Bridge. It seems to be purely by synchronicity that the symbology of the tarot would fit in very nicely with the symbology of certain ancient occult orders and spiritual movements, and as such we have a rich history of interpretation of the suits of the minor arcana and the 22 major arcana cards.

Many people believe that it is the fall of the cards themselves that tells the future, or reads the energy field, but it is also the consultation with a person who has a deep knowledge of the meanings of the cards and how the interpretations of the symbology interacts with the questions of the enquirer that has the real power.

In these times a tarot reading is sold as an entertainment service and quite rightly too! But there is so much more to a reading than that. I personally regard a reading as an entertainment service with therapeutic benefit. But that is not all. During a recent fair, an enquirer came to my table and almost immediately I got visions of a massive industrial wool factory with many large looms making tonnes of cloth. I told the client what I was seeing and she replied that her mother was involved in the wool industry, her mother before her was a weaver and her mother before her was also a weaver. It would appear that at times there can be a strong correlation with the visions of the practicing psychic and the lives or family history of the client.